In view of the international communities condemnation of the three underground nuclear test firings by North Korea recently, the leaders performed two more tests. In addition Kim Jong Il and his crew are putting out warnings to South Korea that the country has "tremendous military muscle", and they are not afraid to use it. The United States and other
international players are stepping back, and cooling the rhetoric to try to work things out diplomatically with North Korea if possible. South Korea has announced that it will incercept any counterband on the high seas, but only if the ships come into South Korean waters, headed to North Korea. A bit of tension in the air between the countries. The U. S. is not repositioning any of its military forces, in the area.

Key U. S intelligence, reports that there is no indication that North Korea has any nuclear plant up and running.

Top U. N. officials demand an investigation into possible atrocities that both sides have committed in the civil war in Sri Lanka.

Ninety percent of economists are predicting that the U. S. recession will end this year.

There are 545 projects underway in the U. S., from the stimulus plan, and reportedly one-hundred and fifty thousand jobs have been saved or created so far, still a long way to go.

Lawmakers reportedly, are considering a national sales tax to pay for the deficit.

GM moves closer to bankruptcy, June 1st deadline for restructuring is imminent, according to reports. The GM bond holders voted no, to swapping their debt for equity in the compamy, setting up a bankruptcy move by GM.

List of troubled banks increases to 305 currently being watched by the FDIC.

California's Supreme Court upholds the ban on same sex marriage, those who have already married are not affected.
Very much a problem, according to Senator Barbara Boxer, Democrat of California, who feels that the issue must be taken up again and resolved.

The mother and the 13 year old with cancer, who fled the state because of the court's ruling that the child should see an oncologist, returned on their own. A judge's ruling that the boy have chemotherapy for his illness, has been accepted by the mother. The child's cancer is growing, he will reportedly now be receiving chemotherapy.

Consumer confidence in the U. S. rose to its highest level, since September of 2008.

Boxer Mike Tyson's 4 year old daughter died, after her neck was caught in the cord of a treadmill. Police reportedly said it was a tragic accident.

Iran's President Ahnadinejad, would like to debate President Obama at the United Nations, on any subject except nuclear arms, if he is re-elected next month.

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